Chapter 073 The Road Sees Injustice and Rewards Lolita
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Boom! Boom! Boom!
"Open, open the door!"
"You little bastard, open the door quickly!"
…
"what sound?"
The sudden shouting and chaos outside made Katie, who was giving a lecture with a black pointer, frown.
She didn't like to be interrupted when she was talking, unless that person was Alvin, so the Persian cat immediately walked to the door with long legs, opened the observation window and looked outside.
In the narrow corridor outside the door, three sloppy middle-aged men who were obviously drunk were banging on the door of the house on the left.
While smashing and shouting curses, the noise could probably be heard in the residential buildings opposite.
"Is this a drunkard from somewhere?"
Ai Wen walked over, looked outside, and frowned.
He was not dissatisfied because the three drunkards were causing trouble, but because... behind that dilapidated door, there was a young life that was constantly exuding fear.
"Is there only one child at home?"
He really didn't pay attention to who lived on both sides of him.
After all, he doesn't have a peeping habit, and he leaves early and comes home late every day, so he wouldn't understand him if he hasn't encountered her before.
However, Ivan seemed to vaguely remember that there seemed to be no one in this house before, and he rarely felt the breath of life from here.
"Maybe they just moved here in the past two days, right?"
Thoughts flashed through his mind quickly, and then his attention fell on the three people outside the door again.
Judging from the current situation, this is obviously three adults who are suspected of being gangsters, drinking and bullying children, so...
"You three, why are you arguing so late at night?"
Facing Ai Wen who suddenly opened the door and walked out, the three middle-aged men were stunned subconsciously.
However, perhaps seeing that he was young, wearing a school uniform, and obviously still a student, one of them suddenly cursed rudely.
"You little bastard, why are you meddling in your own business? Go back!"
Very good, after getting the desired reaction, Aiwen quietly motioned to a few people behind him to take the opportunity to take photos and leave evidence, and then started directly.
Not bothering to talk nonsense, he directly kicked the guy closest to him who was pointing at him away. Then he took a step forward and kicked the other person in the crook of the leg. He sent the other person straight away and rolled down the stairs in a mess.
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Immediately putting the two of them down, Ivan sneered at the stunned third person, grabbed him by the back of his clothes, and threw him smoothly.
Let's go!
Don’t leave the one lying down either, let’s go down together!
The three of them were taken care of in an instant. Seeing them fall into a ball between the second and third floors, Ivan clapped his hands, not afraid of them calling the police at all.
Although his status as a minor limits many of his ways to make money, it also provides a strong layer of protection.
According to the laws of the United States, when a minor is suspected of being threatened by an adult, and if the number of adults is twice or more than the minor, any non-fatal counterattack can be regarded as self-defense.
On the other hand, if an adult bullies a minor, the punishment will generally be increased.
Although this has spawned some underage gangsters who are not good at learning, it has also successfully protected the rights and interests of the vast majority of ordinary minors, making it rare for adult gangsters to bully minors.
Therefore, these three guys who were obviously in a drunken state had no excuse for being beaten by him.
Once the police are called, they will be the first to be arrested, and they will most likely be detained for five days.
As for the question of whether the other party will fight back... is it true that Ivan is a hero?
After being severely beaten, the three of them were obviously sober, and they got up from the ground while cursing.
Although these hooligans swear a lot and do disgusting things, they know more about the law than the average person.
After thinking about the situation quickly and receiving a fierce glare from Alvin, the three of them finally left simply.
Maybe later, they might do some revenge like throwing dirt on someone's door, but Alvin was not afraid at all.
Anyway, when no one notices, not only is it easy for the other party to retaliate, but it is equally easy for him to strike.
"Okay, it's done, let's continue studying."
After settling this little episode, Alvin turned around and was about to go back to the house, but at this time, the door on the left suddenly clicked and opened a small crack.
Through the protective door chain, a small figure timidly poked his head out from the crack of the door. He glanced around and didn't find the adults, and then looked at Alvin with wide eyes.
"Thank you, thank you brother..."
A distressingly thin little girl wearing a shabby pink down jacket said her thanks in an extremely obedient manner.
The few girls crowded at the door were immediately surprised when they saw such a child who was obviously malnourished for a long time.
"Whose child is this? Don't the adults feed him?"
Aurora yelled as she jumped out first, startling the little girl who was probably about seven or eight years old.
However, when she saw the high-end chocolate offered by Viper Loli, she swallowed, hesitated, and did not close the door after all.
At this time, the other girls also reacted, each bringing different snacks and surrounding the door.
Perhaps because he felt goodwill, or felt that a group of girls should be less threatening, the little guy's original nervousness gradually eased.
After struggling again and again, she stretched out her little hand with obvious scars and labor marks from the crack in the door, took the chocolate from Aurora, and said "Thank you sister" obediently.
"So good~"
Aurora glanced at the others with a smile on her face.
How about it!
How about it!
I am more charming, you see, the first one the little guy took was mine!
Ming Qianhui knew what she was thinking without even looking, and complained directly:
"I think the little guy thinks you are the shortest and the closest in age to her. You are at most a junior high school student."
"You are a junior high school student!"
Erhara ran wild, ignoring the fact that he was born to be suppressed, and turned around to pounce on Ming Qianhui. However, the dark-eyed girl stretched out her hand and grabbed her on the spot.
While the two were making a fuss, Alvin, the only adult in the group, gently squeezed away the two scammers, squatted in front of the girl whose face was exposed through the door, and asked in as gentle a tone as possible:
"Little guy, where are your parents?"
"Mom and dad... they went to a place far, far away..."
Alvin was stunned for a moment.
Orphan?
No wonder the child is so hungry and thin, but in this case, shouldn't relatives take care of him or send him to an orphanage?
Unfortunately, the little guy's trust in a group of people was not too high, so he said "Thank you, brother and sister" obediently again, and then closed the door.
Looking at the closed old iron gate, a group of high school students couldn't help but look at each other.
"It's all your fault for scaring the little guy!"
Aurora covered her ears and complained to a certain gangster, but Ming Qianhui didn't pay attention to the bad guy at all, but frowned and said:
"There's obviously something wrong with this child's condition."
Katie, who was lazily leaning against the door frame, suddenly spoke:
"According to Chapter 3, Article 7, Item 6 of the Child Welfare Law, minors under the age of 16 who have lost both parents or whose parents are incapable of raising them will be raised by their immediate family members as guardians.
If the immediate family members are unwilling to support the child or there are no direct relatives, they will be sent to local welfare institutions in accordance with the requirements of local civil administration regulations and rules."
After reciting the legal provisions, the Persian cat pointed at the closed iron door.
"Like this, the most likely situation is that an immediate family member expressed his willingness to assume the guardianship responsibilities, but in fact did not fulfill the corresponding obligations.
Even worse, they simply covet the inheritance left by the girl's parents and embezzle it in the name of custody, while leaving the girl to fend for herself.
Those three people just now might be her nominal guardians among them."
Although this situation cannot be said to be common, it is not particularly unusual either.
The laws of the United States regarding child welfare, rescue and other aspects have not been revised for forty years due to various partisan disputes and other reasons, and are full of various loopholes and bugs.
Even this has almost become an international joke unique to the United States.
Having a mother who is a well-known barrister, Katie has heard about many similar cases since she was a child, and she can roughly guess what is going on at a glance.